Ashland Louisiana Map

About Ashland, Louisiana

Ashland is a locality in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 2.8 people per km². Ashland is located at 32.1204°N, 93.1125°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71366, 70363, 71002.

Ashland exists as a low-slung expanse where the land dissolves into the saltwater pulse of the coast, defined entirely by the persistent, tidal presence of Bayou Grand Caillou. It lies 5.3 miles south-southeast of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southeast of Bayou Cane. The horizon here remains flat and wide, a vast gray-green plane where the sky touches the reeds and the air carries a heavy, briny moisture that clings to the skin like a damp shroud. Six miles to the north, the waters of Lake Boudreaux hold the stillness of a mirror, reflecting the slow passage of clouds that drift over the marsh, while the distant, higher ground of Hatch Point marks the edge of the basin nine miles away. In the quiet hours before dusk, the light turns the color of pale honey, gilding the reeds that sway in the wake of the bayou’s tide, an indifferent, rhythmic motion that dictates the very geometry of the ground.

Ashland bears the marks of a history etched in the mud and the labor of those who have long harvested the bounty of the marsh. The local economy persists in the steady, salt-crusted work of the water, where the rhythm of trade follows the ebb and flow of the tides that navigate Bayou Grand Caillou with ancient, practiced ease. Residents often find their respite three miles away at Parish Park, a quiet stretch of green that serves as a terrestrial anchor amidst the encroaching tide. Life in Ashland moves with the deliberate, unforced pace of a slow-turning current, where the heritage of the region remains visible in the endurance of its people and the stubborn, resilient fiber of the landscape itself.

About This Ashland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashland, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.120379, -93.11254. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ashland includes the ZIP code (71366, 70363, 71002), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of Terrebonne Parish, and school district assignment (Natchitoches Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.